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Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies

At a time when many countries are raising their retirement age, with reforms set to accelerate in 2025, the issue of employing older workers is becoming all the more pressing. How can it be...

23 October 2024

CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape

Eight months before the publication of the first extra-financial reports, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is shaping up to be a major challenge for European companies, be...

17 June 2024

Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy

Organisations are constantly innovating when it comes to parenthood, with measures such as extended parental leave with 100% pay, support for employees during assisted reproduction, flexible...

15 March 2024

Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge

As the number of workers acting as caregivers to family members continues to rise, companies have everything to gain by supporting them to reduce absenteeism, encourage commitment, improve quality...

8 February 2024

What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses

Are bike and scooter delivery workers and ride-hail drivers all independent self-employed workers, and should they be allowed to freely determine the conditions of their business relationship with...

21 January 2022

CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies

A study published in March 2021 by the Terra Nova think tank and the Transitions démographiques, Transitions économiques (TDTE) research chair estimates that the number of people...

7 January 2022

Hybrid work: contours of work organisation patterns post the Covid-19 pandemic are starting to take shape

Between 2 and 5 days of teleworking per week. While the health crisis has spurred the implementation of telework and led to new work organisation agreements being signed in 2021, and particularly...

17 November 2021

The four-day working week is gaining ground

Between 2015 and 2019, Iceland, a pioneer in this field, experimented with a reduced work week on a large scale. Over the four-year period and conducted by both the city of Reykjavik and the...

27 October 2021

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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement

Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...

5 March 2026

France: Crédit Agricole to tighten remote work rules

Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.

29 January 2026

France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval

The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...

8 December 2025

mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators

In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...

31 October 2025

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France: Yves Rocher convicted of breach of duty of vigilance for infringement of freedom of association

The specialised chamber of the Paris Judicial Court convicted Yves Rocher on 12 March for breaching its duty of vigilance. The group was sued by Turkish employees dismissed in 2018 by a subsidiary...

12 March 2026

2026 TRENDS – CSR: A strategic asset for European companies?

mind HR is looking ahead at the trends set to shape 2026. Sustainability policy remains in flux after a year of CSR rollbacks across Europe. Companies are calling for greater predictability and...

26 February 2026

EU: Council approves omnibus directive on sustainability

On 24 February, two months after the European Parliament, the Council of the EU adopted the omnibus package amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate...

24 February 2026

Germany: a corporate group supports local political engagement via its “Democracy Charter”

Large corporations in the Hesse region, surrounding Frankfurt, are defending local democracy by enabling employees to volunteer in local public life through an initiative dubbed the "Democracy...

11 March 2026

United States: Coca-Cola subsidiary sued by the administration over women-only event

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on 18 February that it is launching federal proceedings against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for “sex-based...

6 March 2026

EU: Council adopts position on simplifying AI rules

The Council of the EU approved its position on 13 March regarding the “omnibus regulation” proposal, published last November by the Commission to simplify the AI Act. Confirming the...

20 March 2026